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catherinet11

Bummer. Too much shade.

19 years ago

Hi everyone,

I have grown a healthy garden in this one spot for 25 years. But the trees close to it have finally grown up. I planted a bunch of tomatoes yesterday, not realizing how much the shade has increased, and this morning, at 10 a.m., they are all in shade. I was so happy to have gotten them all planted yesterday. Dang.

Okay.........so what would the bare minimum be for direct sun for them? Is it still 6 hours? That doesn't sound like enough to me.....but if it works, it works.

I'll have to keep checking this morning, but I'm thinking they won't get sun until about noon or 1p.m. Then they will be totally in sun until about 7 at least.

I do have an area in the sun that I was going to quit planting in, so I do have the option of moving all the tomatoes to that area. I planted about 16.

We have alot of acres here, and have worked very hard for 25 years to plant hundreds of trees. Now we might have to start thinking of clearing some, in order to get enough sun for the garden! lol!

What do you think about the maters? Thanks!

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